Bernt Sander
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| Name at Enlist | Bernt Sander |
| Birth Name | |
| Other Names | Sanders |
| Lived | ca. 1826 – 31 Jul 1862 |
| Resident of Muster-In | Winneshiek County, IA |
| Company at Enlistment | K |
| Rank at Enlistment | Corporal |
| Muster Date | 11 Feb 1862 |
| Cause of Death | Disease |
| Death Location | Jacinto, Tishomingo County, MS |
| Burial Location | National Cemetery at Corinth, Alcorn County, MS |
Bernt Sander joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company K. The company called itself “Clausen’s Guards” in honor of the 15th’s first Chaplain, Claus L. Clausen. Most of the company was recruited from Scandinavian communities in MN and IA, with the rest from WI.
The army listed him as living in Winneshiek County, IA, age 35, and unmarried. He enlisted for three years on January 6, 1862 in Winneshiek County and mustered at Madison, WI on February 11, 1862 as a Corporal (Korporal). He was left behind sick at Mississippi River Island No. 10 on June 11, 1862. Sander died of disease in regimental hospital at Jacinto, MS on July 31, 1862. He was buried in National Cemetery at Corinth, MS.
Sources: WHS Regimental muster and descriptive rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin. Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.140; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.641; Nordmaendene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.265; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.319.